Hello All, I have a problem with the wipers on my civic. The damm things come on when u start the car and do a few cycles and will not shut off. I have replaced the switch on the steering column. They still do it. Any ideas on a relay or something else that would be making it do this. Thanks -- Vroc#9508 2002 Mean Streak 1990 Honda Civic 1989 Toyota 4x4 Sr5 1980 El Camino Vancouver Island B.C Canada
there's a continuation switch in the motor that normally keeps the wipers running until they reach the "park" position. that would appear to be stuck "on". replace the wiper motor, or if more mechanically inclined, remove the cover from the motor's gear box & test the microswitch in there. contacts are probably welded shut. you can disconnect it, but then you have to park the wipers manually each time.
Jim, I wrote a reply almost identical to yours, but scrapped it. If I understand the OP correctly, the wipers will start going every time ignition is turned on, but they do eventually stop. It seems strange to me that the switch would change state from "off" to "on" when the car is left alone. The wiring diagram is somewhat cryptic on this point doesn't look like there is a simple continuation switch, but rather a wiper / slip ring setup that signals the ICU about the position of the wiper. It looks like the signal is high (or battery voltage) when the wiper is at rest, and low (or grounded) otherwise. Perhaps there is intermittent contact in this wiper / slip ring assembly, and that a squirt of contact cleaner would fix it?
